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There are five major components of the UPS benefits, starting with the assurance that government employees will receive half of their average basic pay drawn over their final 12 months in service prior to retirement, as a monthly pension for life. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The story so far: Last weekend, the Union Cabinet…
There are five major components of the UPS benefits, starting with the assurance that government employees will receive half of their average basic pay drawn over their final 12 months in service prior to retirement, as a monthly pension for life. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The story so far: Last weekend, the Union Cabinet…
The story so far: The Taliban last week announced a new law on the “Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice” which imposes its interpretation of sharia or Islamic law on the people of Afghanistan. It not only bans women from showing any part of their bodies or faces in public, but silences their voices…
More than 18,000 suspected cases of mpox have been reported in the DRC so far. (Representational) Geneva: UNICEF said Saturday that it has launched an emergency tender for mpox vaccines to help countries hardest hit by the recent outbreak of the disease. “The emergency tender is designed to secure immediate access to available mpox vaccines…
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Representational image of aluminium foil rolls at a factory in Binzhou, Shandong province, China | Photo Credit: Reuters The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has recommended imposing an anti-dumping duty on aluminium foil imported from China after surging shipments from the neighbouring country captured nearly a third of India’s market share despite ample local production…
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Representational image of aluminium foil rolls at a factory in Binzhou, Shandong province, China | Photo Credit: Reuters The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has recommended imposing an anti-dumping duty on aluminium foil imported from China after surging shipments from the neighbouring country captured nearly a third of India’s market share despite ample local production…
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The crash was being investigated by the Mississippi Highway Patrol. (Representational) New York: Eight people including an infant were killed in a bus crash in the southern US state of Mississippi in the early hours of Saturday, local media reported. A chartered bus carrying 47 people overturned in Warren County, killing seven people while one…
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Donald Trump’s relationship with the military has long spawned controversy. Washington: Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris said Saturday that her Republican rival Donald Trump “disrespected sacred ground” at a US military cemetery during a contentious pre-election visit. Trump’s presence at the hallowed Arlington National Cemetery — intended to provide a campaign boost ahead of the…
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The island nation of Tonga played host to the annual meeting of the leaders of the Pacific Island Forum from August 26 to 30. More than 1,500 delegates from 40 nations were in attendance at the conference. A grouping of island nations in Oceania, the Pacific Island Forum has seen an increase in stature over…
The cause of free speech may have found a new icon in Russia-born tech tycoon Pavel Durov, who was arrested in Paris on August 24. Mr. Durov, 39, is the founder of Telegram, a cloud-based social media and instant messaging service with 950 million active users, which makes it bigger than X (540 million users)….